East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malta: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.3335 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Malta
6.25 units per square kilometre
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th
Malta rank
6th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malta
0246198520022020

How they compare

Malta currently reports 6.25 units per square kilometre against 0.3335 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 5.92 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 18.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Malta ranks 6th of 43 groups.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3898 units per square kilometre 4.38 units per square kilometre 3.99 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 0.3759 units per square kilometre 6.14 units per square kilometre 5.76 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.3829 units per square kilometre 6.41 units per square kilometre 6.03 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.3549 units per square kilometre 6.45 units per square kilometre 6.1 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.3335 units per square kilometre 6.25 units per square kilometre 5.92 units per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malta?
Malta, at 6.25 units per square kilometre against 0.3335 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta?
5.92 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Malta ranks 6th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.